Alexandra
Alexandra was going to be a guest speaker in a conference and needed updated portraits. She reached out and we worked on a few different looks so she could have an array of options, both for the conference and for social media use.
My gear list was kept on a minimum, making it that much easier to transition between locations: a Nikon D750 and a Sigma ART 50mm and a collapsible Profoto reflector.
The overcast day provided beautiful, soft light from all angles. The flash was kept in the bag and I only used a reflector on one location to fill in the shadows.
Overdrive Tasmania - Audi Q7
Among the incredible fleet of cards at Overdrive, the Audi Q7 stands out! That thing is a beast and I was very excited and very nervous to drive it and photograph it: I was still getting used to driving on the left side of the road and, although full of gadgets and electronics to help you with the driving, it still is a huge car to manoeuvre around town.
So we drove all the way to Bruny Island - that little slice of paradise in Tasmania - and shot most the photos at sunset.
Here are some of my favorites with the Audi Q7 // Overdrive.
Overdrive Tasmania
Cars, all things engineering have been a passion of mine ever since I can remember. My formal education was in mechanical engineering and I always thought I’d work for a big car company or even Formula 1 (one can dream, right?). Subscriptions would pile up in the bedroom, ranging from car news and rumours to engine tuning magazines - I would read them all religiously and count the days till the next number showed up in the mail box.
Even though car photography wasn’t on my radar, I jumped at the opportunity to work with Overdrive, a Tasmania car hire company based in Hobart, and photographed a few cars for them while touring the beautiful island with the family.
These are some of my favorites with the Nissan Qashquai.
National Geographic Exodus Aveiro Fest - the people
National Geographic Aveiro Fest is a photo fest that is held annually right here in Aveiro.
This festival celebrates photography, travel, adventure and environmental responsibility and invites a handful of speakers from all over the world to share their story and inspire hundreds of spectators over the course of a weekend.
In 2019, these speakers included Corey Rich, Daniel Berehulak, Philip Lee Harvey, Danielle Da Silva, Frans Lanting, Justin Mott, Krystle Wright and Veronique de Viguerie.
At the end of the weekend, a selected small group of people and most of the speakers climb into a bunch of Lexus SUV and embark on a road trip to see what Portugal has to offer, away from the main cities and away from the tourist attractions.
Ever since the first edition that I’ve been fortunate enough to be part of this road trip and document the whole week of travel, photographing from dawn to dusk. It’s an incredible opportunity to rub shoulders and share experiences and stories with these legends and I try to soak up every minute of it.
These are just a few of the portraits I did during the week, using a simple Profoto white reflector as a background and natural light on every single one of the them.
Gear: Nikon D750 + Sigma ART 50 f/1.4.
Crossfit Aveiro team portraits
Crossfit Aveiro got in touch with me to shoot their team portraits to use on their social media and website.
It’s always nice to come back to this place to photograph the team or the workouts: I’ve been training there since it opened and it’s amazing to see them grow; as a business, as a family and as a community.
For this shoot, I packed light: a Profoto B10 and AirTTL-N trigger, a Manfrotto 5001B Nano light stand, an Elinchrom Rotalux octabox, my trusty Fujifilm X100F and strapped it all to my bike. The size and portability of this setup makes it very easy to transport from one side of town to the other and can still get great results. All without a single power outlet.
I started by placing the the main light on my left and we shot a few horizontal portraits to include their logo on the wall: for this setup, I used the natural, warm light of the gym to act as a fill on the right by dragging the shutter just enough to create a little separation.
For the closer portraits, we moved the setup to one of the black walls and I had them sit on a plyometric box. This time, I removed the second diffuser from the octa and shot through only the interior baffle. The light is a little contrastier and the shadows are a little deeper, making the portraits that little bit more interesting.
